A&^itfei&o care less ness noun [U]:        a moment of

carelessness

care-line /'kealain; NAmE ‘kerl-/ noun a telephone service that you can call to get advice or information on a company’s products   IK

# #1M , Hr IK :  Call our customer careline for

advice.

carer /'keara(r); NAmE 'ker-/ (8r£) (/Mmf care-giver) noun a person who takes care of a sick or old person at

home mmmzmm&mA;

ca ress /ka’res/ verb, noun

a verb [VN] to touch sb/sth gently, especially in a sexual way or in a way that shows affection 1E^; HIE: His fingers caressed the back of her neck, fife Eft A 1b IE H Mfe

a noun a gentle touch or kiss to show you love sb |EJ^:

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caret /‘kaerat/ noun a mark (A) placed below a line of printed or written text to show that words or letters should be added at that place in the text Ift ^ -£§-; #

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care-taker /'ke8teika(r); AMm£ 'kert-/ noun, adj. n noun 1 (8r£) (NAmE, ScotE jani-tor) (NAmE also cus-to- dian) a person whose job is to take care of a building such as a school or a block of flats or an apartment building ( M&LVQtf] ) WMfa, IT If A, A 2 (espe­cially NAmE) a person who takes care of a house or land while the owner is away ( A AEb th Eft itfe ;fe Eft ) IHf A , fE Hr A 3 (especially NAmE) a person such as a teacher, parent, nurse, etc., who takes care of other people M# A; .Iter A; 1ft II AM Bad/, [only before noun] in charge for a short time, until a new leader or government is chosen IJ&HEfEllEft; f W ± If Eft ; a caretaker manager/government fE M Jf;

'caretaker speech noun [u] (linguistics i#W) a simple way of speaking that is used when talking to a child or other person who is learning to speak a language JLiff

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'care worker (also 'care assistant) (both BrE) noun a person whose job is to help and take care of people who are mentally ill, sick or disabled, especially those who live in special homes or hospitals (        A, £%

mA,   ) iftJIM

care-worn /'keawoin; NAmE 'kerworrn/ adj. looking tired because you have a lot of worries cargo /‘kaigau; NAmE ‘kairgou/ noun [C, U] (pi. -oes, NAmE also -os) the goods carried in a ship or plane ( "E Ul^fcEft ) In #J: The tanker began to spill its cargo of oil     B If (if? it 0 0 a cargo ship

cargo pants (also cargoes) (BrE also com bats, combat trousers) noun [pi.] loose trousers that have pockets in various places, for example on the side of the leg above the knee      % Iftft

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Carib-bean /.kaeri'biran; ka'ribian/ noun, adj. m noun the Caribbean the region consisting of the Caribbean Sea and its islands, including the West Indies, and the coasts which surround it fen ffe tfe M ftfe IX

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B adj. connected with the Caribbean fen ife ft fefe K Eft; fen

cari bou /'kseribu:/ noun (pi. cari-bou) a N American REINDEER JfeUP^

cari cature /‘kagrikatjuafc); NAmE Afar; -tjor/ noun, verb

■ noun 1 [C] a funny drawing or picture of sb that exaggerates some of their features A 11 2 [C] a description of a person or thing that makes them seem ridiculous by exaggerating some of their characteristics IK (ft 18 j£: He had unfairly presented a caricature of my views, fife jg ® T IE Eft M * „ 3 [U] the art of drawing or writing caricatures it ij it A: it IT► cari-ca-tur- ist noun

mverb [VN] [often passive] ~ sb/sth (as sth) to produce a caricature of sb; to describe or present sb as a type of person you would laugh at or not respect 1E • • • li